NOC 94111: Plastics processing machine operators
What plastics processing machine operators do
Plastics processing machine operators set up and operate plastic mixing, calendering, extruding and moulding processing machines used in the manufacture of plastic parts and plastic products. They are employed by plastic products manufacturing companies.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Mixing machine operators
- Weigh resins, colourants and other chemicals according to formula
- Place weighed materials in mixing machine and operate machine to blend plastic and other chemicals to a specified consistency or viscosity
- Monitor operation, regulate material supply and add chemicals and colourants to mixture
- Operate controls to regulate temperature, speed and other processing conditions
- Unload mixture into container or conveyor for further processing
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on machinery as required
- Maintain inventory of material and clean working area.
- Calendering process operators
- Set up and operate calendering machines which transform dough-consistent plastic mass into continuous sheets or films of specified thickness
- Troubleshoot, maintain and make minor repairs to equipment and adjust calender rollers for production line change
- Monitor quality of material produced
- Maintain inventory of material and clean working area.
- Extruding process operators
- Set up and operate one or more extruding machines which extrude plastic composites products through a nozzle or die
- Change dies on extruding machines according to production line change
- Troubleshoot, maintain and make minor repairs to equipment
- Monitor quality of material produced
- Maintain inventory of material and clean working area.
- Moulding process operators
- Set up and operate one or more moulding machines which mould plastic products according to specifications
- Change moulds and adjust equipment for production line change
- Troubleshoot, maintain and make minor repairs to equipment
- Monitor quality of material produced and adjust machine settings as required
- Follow formulation card to mix ingredient batches for injection moulding process
- Maintain inventory of material and clean working area.
Job titles under NOC 94111
113 job titles are classified here, including bag machine operator, banbury operator - plastic manufacturing, blow moulding machine operator - plastic manufacturing.
- arch cushion press operator - plastic manufacturing
- bag machine operator
- bag-making machine operator - plastic manufacturing
- bakelite mixer operator - plastic manufacturing
- banbury mixer operator - plastic manufacturing
- banbury operator - plastic manufacturing
- blender operator - plastic manufacturing
- blow moulder operator - plastic manufacturing
- blow moulding machine operator - plastic manufacturing
- blow-moulding machine lead operator - plastic manufacturing
- blow-moulding process operator - plastic manufacturing
- cake press operator - plastic manufacturing
- calender operator - plastic manufacturing
- calender wind-up tender - plastic manufacturing
- calendering machine tender - plastic manufacturing
- caster - plastic manufacturing
- casting room operator - plastic manufacturing
- cellophane bag machine operator - plastic manufacturing
- cellophane bag maker - plastic manufacturing
- cellophane making worker - plastic manufacturing
- compression moulder - plastic manufacturing
- encapsulator - plastic manufacturing
- extruder operator - plastic manufacturing
- extruding machine operator - plastic manufacturing
Employment requirements
- For all operators in this unit group, completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Several years of experience as a helper, tender or packer in the same company may be required.
- Completion of a statistical process control (SPC) course may be required.
- Completion of courses in hydraulics, pneumatics and electronics systems may be required for moulding process operators.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Plastics processing machine operators wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $17.50/hr | $23.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $22.70/hr | $27.06/hr |
Montréal QC | $18.02/hr | $22.95/hr | $28.71/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $19.00/hr | $20.45/hr | $31.30/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.00/hr | $23.57/hr | $38.26/hr |
Edmonton AB | $17.00/hr | $23.57/hr | $38.26/hr |
Ottawa ON | $19.92/hr | $23.98/hr | $30.34/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $33.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $18.40/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $22.70/hr | $29.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $24.00/hr | $33.56/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $22.70/hr | $29.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $18.64/hr | $23.20/hr | $29.32/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $22.72/hr | $26.58/hr | $30.13/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Nova Scotia | $19.39/hr | $23.38/hr | $26.85/hr |
New Brunswick | $18.16/hr | $24.55/hr | $30.01/hr |
Quebec | $18.40/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $22.70/hr | $29.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $33.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $21.66/hr | $26.43/hr | $31.51/hr |
Alberta | $17.00/hr | $23.57/hr | $38.26/hr |
British Columbia | $19.00/hr | $21.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Using NOC 94111 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 113 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for plastics processing machine operators?
Plastics processing machine operators are NOC 2021 unit group 94111. Example job titles in this group include bag machine operator, banbury operator - plastic manufacturing, blow moulding machine operator - plastic manufacturing, calender operator - plastic manufacturing.
What TEER is NOC 94111?
NOC 94111 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do plastics processing machine operators earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $23.00/hr, about $45,000 a year full-time, with a range of $17.50/hr to $30.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.